CHARACTERISTICS OF SALMONELLA ISOLATED FROM ANIMALS AT A VETERINARY MEDICAL TEACHING HOSPITAL

  • 1 February 1986
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 47  (2) , 232-235
Abstract
Salmonella belonging to 47 serotypes was isolated from animals at the University of California Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital during the years 1974 to 1983. Salmonella belonging to 12 serotypes accounted for 89% of the 725 isolates. Salmonella typhimurium (including var copenhagen) was the most commonly isolated serotype, but during 1981 to 1983, S. krefeld and S. saint-paul were predominant. Certain serotypes seemed to be isolated more frequently from extraintestinal sources (S. typhi-suis, S. dublin). Although resistance to ampicillin, kanamycin, neomycin, streptomycin, and sulfonamides was common (> 60% of the isolates were resistant), resistance to chloramphenicol, gentamicin, and trimethoprim-sulfonamides was infrequent, except for isolates of S. krefeld and S. saint-paul.